Question

Boran Stockbrokers, Inc., selects four stocks for the purpose of developing its own index of stock market behavior. Prices per share for a year 1 base period, January year 3, and March year 3 follow. Base-year quantities are set on the basis of historical volumes for the four stocks. Price per Share ($) Stock Industry Year 1 Quantity Year 1 Base January Year 3 March Year 3 A Oil 100 31.50 24.75 22.50 B Computer 150 65.00 49.00 47.50 с Steel 75 40.00 33.00 29.50 D Real Estate 50 20.00 6.50 4.75 Compute the price relatives for the four stocks making up the Boran index. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) Price Relative Stock January March A B с Use the weighted average of price relatives to compute the January year 3 and March year 3 Boran indexes. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) I Jan Imar

Answer 1

1)

price relative

divide each cell value with base period and multiply by 100:

	Jan	march
A	78.6	71.4
B	75.4	73.1
C	82.5	73.8
D	32.5	23.8

Ijan	=	74.7
IMar	=	70.0

2)

Price relative =2009 price/2000 Price

	Price relative
Halibut	116.8
Lobster	85.4
Tuna	105.3

I2009 =((Σptqo/(Σpoqo))*100=

97.2

seafood prices have decreased by 2.8 % over the 9 year period.......